The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-04-21
BASE BALL.
THE GAME TODAY


Today the base ball season will open in
this city with an exhibition game between
the Bowdoin College Club and the Portlands.
There will be without doubt one Of the lar
gest crowds present that ever attended a
game In this city. The grounds will be OPP
en- at O'Clock and Chandler's Ba nd will
give concert from LIS until 230 O'Clock.
Then both clubs will form at the grand
stand and from there march to the flag pole
and hoist the pennant won last season. AT
ter this ceremony the game will be called
The grounds are in good condition and an
interesting game may be expected. The
BOwdoins are stronger than last year and
will make the Portlands work to beat them.
The Portlands will play three batteries dur
ing the game, Quinn and Duffey, Small and
Thayer. and the Burns brothers. Pitcher
Burns brother will be given o trial as a
catcher for the first time. Manager Spence
will probably play on second base part of
the game. The two teams as they will be
placed tomorrow, are as follows:
Portlands-- Small and Burns, pitchers
Duffey, Thayer and Burus, catchers; Sehoeneck,
LIST base; Spence and Barber, End base; Hatfield.
3rd base; Lufbery, short stop; Dickerson, left
field; DAWN, centre field; and Andrus, right field.
Bowdolns-Monlton. pitcher; Boutelle, catcher
Soule, 1st base; Freeman, End base; Cary 3rd
base; Pendeton, shortstop; Talbot. left field
Dearth, centre field; and Williamson, right field
Tickets for the grand stand will be on sale
at Somers Bros store this morning at {
o'clock.
COMING GAMES.
The following exhibition games will be
played on the Portlands grounds before the
league season opens:
Friday. April % .Portlands VS.. Syracuse Star:
saturday, April 23....... .Portlands VS.. Colby
mohuay. April zo......'..... VS.. Buffalo
Iuesday, April 26............ VS..
Thursday, April 2Sth, the Portlands pla,
the first league game in Manchester.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
AT Brooklyn BrooKlyns, II; Metropoli
At Washington-Wa -Washingtons, 1s; Toron
| tos, 6.
At Boston-Bostons, 16; Syracuse Stars
seven
At Cincinnati Cinclnnatis, Il; Cleve
lands, q.
At Baltimore-Baltim S; Athletics, 2
At Newark-Newarks, II; Waterburys,
AT Louisville-St. Louis, 8; Louisyilles, 8
NOTES.
The new uniforms for the Portlands art
fine white flannel trousers and shirts witt
the word Portland" in maroon letters acros.
the breast. The stockings and belt are ma
room and the caps white with maroon bands
| They arrived yesterday and were obtained
| from a. G. Spaulding Il Bros.
Halves of last seasons Brocktons and
HdNtInllls, VIII captain minneapolis.
Tuckerman, Moriarity and Willis, all wei
known New England league pitchers las
| year, are on the st. Paul, Nina, club.
Doyle OF Holyeke, Mass, has been signed
| by the Haverhills as a catcher. He vii
| probably be paired with Lally.
The Lowells have signed crack pitcher
whose name they do not give yet. He wa,
| recommended to them by Harry Wright.
Con Murphy's club, the Syracuse Stars
| will be here tomorrow and 1t is hoped Muir
| ply will be in the box. 1t would be pleas
ure to see how the Portlands would poun,
| him and would show what New England
league cities have escaped this season. Tn,
Stars have deaf and dumb pitcher and IN,
| change from day to day between him ant
Murphy must be something surprising.
The y, Y. u. Association has invited tn,
members Of the Portland team TO attend thei
ball this evening.
President Spaulding of the Chicago bass
ball club, yesterday released James McCor
mick, pitcher, to the Pittsburg club, and re
| ceived in exchange the right TO engage tht
Californian pitcher, Van Haltren, who wa
under contract to play in Pittsburg. 1t i
understood the Chicago club received $3.50
for the release of Mccormick.